Childhood Misconceptions

[Drakul]

When we were young, games didn't look as clear as they do now. Because it was 8-bit, a shoe might look like a skateboard, a dog might look like a bomb and a shield might look like a plane.
On top of that, games never explained characters or stories as much as modern games. So some may have thought Diddy was Donkey Kongs son while others may have thought Ryu and Ken were brothers.

What are some of your childhood misconceptions?

I thought Boom Boom from Super Mario Bros 3 must be Bowsers nephew.
He wasn't a big boss and we all knew the bosses were the "Koopa Kids". So, who was this guy that kept showing up in the forts midway through each world?
He looked like a Koopa Kid but he clearly wasn't. So, my childhood brain thought that he must be related just not a son of Bowser. So he was his nephew.

The racer from Enduro Racer wore blue dungarees, had Simpsons yellow skin and had dark "Hulk Hogan" hair.

For the life of me, I couldn't see a biker outfit or helmet. All I saw was a yellow skinned balding guy in nothing but dungarees riding a motorbike. Probably because I had an action figure that somewhat matched that description.

This Perfect Dark logo is an "N" for "Nintendo".

It looked like an N because it morphed into this from the N64 logo. It wasn't until I was older that I saw it was a "Pd" for Perfect Dark.

Andre the Giant was the first Boss in Terminator 2 (NES).

Playing T2 on the NES, I'd reach the first boss. He was huge, strong and had long black hair. My first thought was "It's Andre the Giant!" and it stuck.

I might remember more later, if I have more. In the meantime, what are your childhood misconceptions?